GH-AUTH-LOGOUT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-AUTH-LOGOUT(1) NAME gh-auth-logout - Log out of a GitHub account SYNOPSIS gh auth logout [flags] DESCRIPTION Remove authentication for a GitHub account. This command removes the stored authentication configuration for an ac- count. The authentication configuration is only removed locally. This command does not revoke authentication tokens. To revoke all authentication tokens generated by the GitHub CLI: 1. Visit <https://github.com/settings/applications> 2. Select the "GitHub CLI" application 3. Select "Revoke Access" 4. Select "I understand, revoke access" Note: this procedure will revoke all authentication tokens ever generated by the GitHub CLI across all your devices. For more information about revoking OAuth application tokens, see: <https://docs.github.com/en/apps/oauth-apps/using-oauth-apps/review- ing-your-authorized-oauth-apps> OPTIONS -h, --hostname <string> The hostname of the GitHub instance to log out of -u, --user <string> The account to log out of EXIT CODES 0: Successful execution 1: Error 2: Command canceled 4: Authentication required NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the com- mand's help for more information. EXAMPLE # Select what host and account to log out of via a prompt $ gh auth logout # Log out of a specific host and specific account $ gh auth logout --hostname enterprise.internal --user monalisa SEE ALSO gh-auth(1) Aug 2026 GH-AUTH-LOGOUT(1)
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